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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1304126, member: 29751&quot;]69 or 70?&nbsp; really?&nbsp; There are NO Lincoln or Washington circulation dollars graded MS69 or MS70. There are some Satin Finish ones graded MS69, but unless these coins were pulled from a mint set, it is likely a circulation-intended strike. </p><p><br /></p><p>One of my pet peeves is the constant idea/suggestion that <i><b>all </b></i>modern coins are readily available in MS69 or perfect MS70.&nbsp; It&#039;s simply not true.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just for some data to back up the grading numbers:&nbsp; NGC has <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>graded around 31,600</b></span> <b><u>Washington dollars</u></b> (combined P and D mint dollars). Of these, a total of <b><span style="color: #ff0000">96 have graded as MS67, and 2 as MS68</span></b>, with none finer.&nbsp; That&#039;s <span style="color: #0000ff"><u>3 coins in every 1,000 submitted</u></span>, and likely a lot fewer of the total mintage as submissions are usually screened for submission based on the finest coins one can find.&nbsp; The most common of all grades is by far MS65 for the Washington dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the <u><b>Lincoln dollar</b></u>, NGC has graded a mere <b><span style="color: #ff0000">1,023 coins, of which 102 graded MS67 and 3 graded MS68</span></b>, and none finer.&nbsp; While this percentage is much higher at 1 in 10 coins submitted grading MS67 or better, these submissions are generally heavily pre-screened for quality.&nbsp; The point being, again, there are NO business strike Lincoln dollars grading MS69 or MS70, and the likelihood of any coming about anytime soon is slim.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Long story short, the others are correct in their replies.&nbsp; If is it not the absolute finest-of-the-finest strike and would be graded by a TPG as MS68 or so, then just spend them.&nbsp; This all boils down to mintage rarity versus condition rarity.&nbsp; I&#039;m not a proponent of telling others how to collect, but there are some (many) people who collect based on condition rarity.&nbsp; Really, if you collect &quot;rare&quot; moderns, that&#039;s about the only kind of rarity there is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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